FERNDALE -- A Detroit man is charged with third-time drunken driving and illegally carrying a concealed gun after police said they stopped him for high-speed drag racing in a pickup truck on Eight Mile Road.

The suspect, Dexter Williams, 44, was in a 2004 Chevy Silverado about 4 a.m. Thursday, police said, and racing a man in another vehicle at speeds of nearly 100 mph.

The driver of the other vehicle eluded police after he turned off Eight Mile and drove into Detroit, said Ferndale Police Lt. William Wilson.

"The suspect continued to speed through Ferndale, heading east on Eight Mile after the other vehicle turned off," Wilson said.

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Ferndale police stopped Williams near the eastern border of the city.

Police said he had been drinking and appeared to be intoxicated. While officers did a computer check of the suspect's vehicle and license, he began making suspicious movements inside his pickup truck, police said.

Police said they ordered Williams out of his truck and found a Smith & Wesson revolver underneath the seat during a search.

Williams' blood-alcohol level was 0.21, nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08 for drunken driving in Michigan.

Williams was arraigned Thursday in Ferndale 43rd District Court on charges of third-time drunken driving and carrying a concealed weapon, both five-year felonies. He also is charged with misdemeanors of driving on a suspended license and possessing a firearm while under the influence.

Magistrate J. Patrick Brennan ordered Williams jailed on $15,000 cash bond. The suspect is due back in court at 1 p.m. Monday for a pre-exam conference. He has requested a court-appointed attorney.